http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Institute_of_Mental_HealthFind stories, videos, and photos about National Institute of Mental Health from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:54:47 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Institute_of_Mental_Health14433Find stories, videos, and photos about National Institute of Mental Health from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/17/depression.recurrence.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/17/depression.recurrence.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is known that people who have had a depressive episode have a high chance of experiencing a second depressive episode. It seems that people are more "sensitive" to stress/life events (kindling hypothesis). What options are available for people who had a depressive episode in the past, to avoid having a recurrence or at least lower the chances of a recurrence in the future?Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/military.psychiatrists.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/military.psychiatrists.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no amount of schooling is enough to shield them from taking on some of their patients' suffering.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/suicide.hereditary.families/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/suicide.hereditary.families/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe poet Sylvia Plath, who made a name for herself through prose and poetry that conveyed a sense of depression and suicidal tendencies, famously died by asphyxiating herself in an oven in 1963.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/18/cancer.God.religion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/18/cancer.God.religion/index.html#cnnSTCTextCancer patients who rely on religion to cope with their terminal illnesses are more likely to use intensive life-prolonging care, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/03/healthmag.bipolar.parents.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/03/healthmag.bipolar.parents.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextChildren and teens who have a parent with bipolar disorder are 14 times more likely than their peers to have bipolar-like symptoms themselves, and are two to three times more likely to be found to have an anxiety or mood disorder, such as depression, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne week after the U.S. Army announced record suicide rates among its soldiers last year, the service is worried about a spike in possible suicides in the new year.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA government agency has dropped plans to test a controversial treatment for autism that critics had called an unethical experiment on childrenWed, 17 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVictims of disasters are told it's good to talk about your feelings. But a new study questions the benefitsThu, 05 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/27/stroke.depression/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/27/stroke.depression/index.html#cnnSTCTextDoctors may want to give stroke victims antidepressants right away instead of waiting until they develop depression, a common complication, new research suggests.Tue, 27 May 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1738804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1738804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new analysis suggests that mental illness costs society nearly $200 billion a year in lost earnings -- and that is just the tip of the icebergFri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/11/depression.diagnosis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/11/depression.diagnosis/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou think you may be suffering from depression and visit a psychiatrist to have your condition assessed.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1659835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1659835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new British study finds the clearest evidence yet that common food colorings and preservatives can trigger hyperactivity in normal childrenThu, 06 Sep 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/03/treating.bipolar.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/03/treating.bipolar.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists are testing seasickness patches and other surprising options in a challenging search for new ways to treat the crushing depression and uncontrolled mania of bipolar disorder.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/07/virtual.living/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/07/virtual.living/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's 2020. You get home from work, kick off your shoes and relax -- on your very own tropical island. That night, your friends teleport over with other glamorous guests, all nipped, tucked and primped to perfection, for a hedonistic cocktail party at your five-star beach house, decked out in expensively understated chrome, crystal and fine Italian furniture.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/11/gupta.genius/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/11/gupta.genius/index.htmlA young man in a white physician's coat and a bow tie is walking toward us down the sidewalk, a plastic five-gallon bucket swinging from his hand.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/28/autism.overview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/28/autism.overview/index.htmlAutism. It's a word more often heard these days. But what autism actually is is probably less understood by the average person.Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/06/22/bulimia.mcphee/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/06/22/bulimia.mcphee/index.htmlKatharine McPhee's revelation that she has battled bulimia puts the American Idol runner-up in the company of millions of Americans.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/20/news/fortune500/antipsychotic/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/20/news/fortune500/antipsychotic/index.htmNew, widely prescribed antipsychotic drugs are 10 times more expensive but no more effective than an older, discontinued drug, a news report said Tuesday.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/23/overview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/23/overview/index.htmlWarning: Being U.S. president may be harmful to your health.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/15/depression/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/15/depression/index.htmlThey call it "the invisible illness," and for good reason: Depression affects nearly one in 10 U.S. adults each year, but experts say the disease is treatable in most cases.Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/02/22/77518/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/02/22/77518/index.htmWill Bill and Hillary get control of health care costs? As we punch away at the keyboard, that is the question pulsating in the Beltway beau monde. Back here in the real world -- the everyday world...Mon, 22 Feb 1993 05:01:00 EST